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charge_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o church_n be_v not_o clear_a until_o they_o have_v mourn_v for_o this_o one_o man_n sin_n no_o more_o be_v the_o whole_a arâ—ie_n of_o the_o israelite_n until_o they_o have_v humble_v themselves_o in_o prayer_n and_o fast_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o â—â—â—_o wherefore_o every_o man_n must_v labour_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o find_v the_o same_o affection_n in_o himself_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v differ_v from_o the_o hypocrite_n who_o esteem_v their_o own_o credit_n more_o than_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o word_n so_o that_o we_o always_o remember_v this_o to_o be_v a_o property_n of_o true_a zeal_n that_o as_o we_o be_v zealous_a against_o the_o sin_n so_o we_o must_v have_v a_o commutation_n 1._o of_o the_o person_n as_o know_v that_o we_o ourselves_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o like_a offence_n well_o to_o go_v forward_o we_o see_v how_o this_o verse_n be_v infer_v after_o they_o that_o go_v before_o for_o have_v show_v that_o the_o 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math._n 13._o who_o will_v compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o proselyte_n heretic_n as_o we_o see_v spare_v no_o labour_n and_o let_v not_o for_o aâ—â—e_n cost_v to_o maintain_v their_o heresy_n but_o these_o be_v not_o good_a the_o true_a zeal_n be_v that_o whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 1._o cor._n 11._o i_o be_o jealous_a over_o you_o with_o a_o holy_a jealousy_n rome_n 10._o the_o apostle_n â—aith_o the_o jew_n have_v the_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n wherefore_o to_o show_v some_o property_n of_o true_a zeal_n whereby_o we_o may_v try_v ourselves_o let_v we_o first_o know_v that_o our_o zeal_n must_v be_v ground_v on_o knowledge_n for_o otherwise_o it_o will_v carry_v zeal_n we_o further_o to_o destruction_n as_o it_o do_v they_o who_o oppress_v the_o truth_n and_o persecute_v the_o dear_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o think_v that_o they_o do_v well_o wherefore_o in_o true_a zeal_n it_o be_v requisite_a to_o have_v 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